The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-05-06

rns Tutor State Commerce Commission
b.eAn 10 scssion ~ Atlanta. O.. on the
s7th.
FsRs and . serics Of explosions de-
stroyri the Bolton Dycing. Printing and
Bleaching mill a. Bronxdale, n. r.. on the
9Th.
HENRI NAcKEy. Brush electric light
iincman az Detroit. Mich, touched live
wire while working on pole on the nth
He was fatally injured BY falling 70 the
street He was married: aged thirty.
Miss PALMS. the wealthy Detroit heircss
70 whom cx- senator Jones. OF Florida, has
been 90 strangely devoted. IL now In deep
mourning Tor her father. and will shortly
20 70 Washington for quiet visit 70 her
relative, Mrs. James Hoban.
Tunnel collicry, owned BY tho Phila-
delphia q Reading Coat and Iron Com
pany, on the outskirts Of Ashland. Pa,
was the scene OF q disastrous cave-in on
the 9Th, resulting In the death OF nve
persons
BIZ direction a. the President Major
General Fred H. Terry, in addition 70 his
present duties, 10 assigned to the com
mand Of the Department Of the Missouri
until a permanent commander may DC as
signed to the department
SENATOR C. X DAVIS made the closing
argument for the defense Ia the trial OF
Frank Mead for the murder Of Frank
Farnsworth at ST. Paul. Mimi, on the
9th, and the case went TO the jury At five
o'clock. At6:20 the jury returned . YER
dict Of not guilty.
TaE Hungarian primate win present
the Pope, on the occasion Of the latter's
jubilee, . beautiful gold chalice, the
weight Of which will equal that OF two
hundred and ffty gold ducats.
BLACK fever, accompanied with diph-
iberia, is making terrible ravages among
the people in the valley Of St Maurice.
Quebec. At Mt Caribou eight deaths
have occurred in one family. There IL no
prospect Of IN early abatement OF the
disease.
JONATHAN w. JoRDox. . leading lawyer
Of Indianapolis Ind, died on the 9Th OF
con gestion Of the brain. aged sixty-seven
years. He was the most prom inent GRIM
inal attorney in the State. and had defend
ed over sixty murder cases IN his career,
only one OF which was decided against
him
MARY HoAR and Maud Mcdonald were
thrown under an ore train on the Hecla &
Torch Lake (Mich.) railroad on the even
ing Of the 10Th, . coupling link breaking.
Miss Hoar had her head cut from her
body. and Miss McDonald's legs were
crushed so badly that amputation was
necessary. Both victims lived az Lake
Linden
FrnE on the evening OF the 27th de-
stroycd the Wabash round-house. situat-
ed in the southwestern part OF Des
Moines. la. containing thirteen locomo-
lives. 1t was wooden building. and
q a.. 81 . Iar
such head way that nothing could stay the
progress OF the flames. The loss will
scarcely fall below 100000, and may ex-
coed that sum.
PRor WERNER. OF Berlin. Is painting
portraits OF all the members Of Crown
Prince Frederick Williams family. They
are intended for present for Queen Vic
toria from German residents Of London
on the occasion Of Her Majesty's jubilee.
PAxo, editor OF the Bucharest Lnpfd. has
been sentenced In his absence 20 two
years Imprisonment and 10 pay fine Of
81. 600 for describing the King Of Ronmania
as an egotist. and adventurer and an
enemy OF his country.
TINS total receipts OF the Government
| for the month up 70 the 9th were Fl -
| coo: the total expenditures, <lf.6,2 .53. be-
| ing a ne. gain for the month Of <l5.501 SIS
The heavy receipts and the comparatively
| light disbursements indicate CORE
| spondingly large reduction in the public
debt for the month. now estimated at be-
| tween <l2,O)lOo) and sl5,o0o.00o
| The tcasers and mixers Ia all the win
dow-glass factories Of the Pittsburgh
| pa district struck on the 9th for an in
crease OF wages averaging ter per cent
| Fourteen factories nave closed down. and
nearly one thousand men are idle The
manufacturers say they will resume
operations as soon as they can secure
| enough men TO run the factories.